Registration Now Open for NASEO's 2015 Annual Meeting

Please join NASEO for its 2015 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, from September 13-16, which will explore states' efforts to open new economic opportunities through smart policies and programs that help to integrate intelligent energy efficiency and the benefits of cloud computing.[more]

NASEO Presents with National Lab Directors at Congressional BriefingOn July 8, 2015, NASEO's Executive Director, David Terry, participated in a panel presentation on energy infrastructure modernization with the directors of three National Laboratories; Melanie Kenderdine, Director of DOE's Office Energy Policy and Systems Analysis; and the President of the Edison Electric Institute.

Senate Energy and Intelligence Committee Submits Letter on U.S. Energy RenaissanceOn July 14, 2015, Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Richard Burr (R-NC), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, in support of the intelligence community' assessment of the geopolitical and international security impacts surrounding current domestic energy renaissance.

Senators Coons and Moran Reintroduce Bill to Level the Playing Field for RenewablesU.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX-02) and Mike Thompson (D-CA-05) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to level the energy playing field by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to a structure whose tax advantage is currently available only to investors in fossil fuel-based energy projects.

From Energy Star to Tenant Star: The Next Frontier in Building EfficiencyThrough the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, a notable portion of the bill directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to creat a tenant-focused version of EPA's very successful Energy Star for buildings program, which is being hailded by a wide range of industry stakeholders as the next great tool for driving energy savings in commercial buildings.

RGGI Brings Billions in Net Benefits-AnalysisThe Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has generated $1.3 billion in net economic benefits across nine participating states, according to a new report from the Analysis Group at NARUC's summer meeting in New York.

Iowa to Develop State Energy PlanThe Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Department of Transportation recently issued a request for proposals from bidders to assist in developing a state energy plan, which will encourage energy, economic and environmental benefits through the goals and recommendations that form during the planning process.

Florida Office of Energy Offering Energy Kits for K-12 Public SchoolsThe Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Energy is now offering Energy Educational kits for K-12 public schools. These include: 1) the Energy Curricula and Learning kits, designed to complement the Solar Matters and Understanding Solar Energy activity units; and 2) the Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) Solar Car kits, for students to use to construct a JSS car.

SolarCity to Make First Community Solar Investment in MinnesotaSolarCity Corporation, the nation's largest installer of residential solar ­panels, says it will invest $200 million in Minnesota to build its first community solar gardens, and hopes to sell much of their electric output to apartment dwellers who have been left out of the rooftop solar market.

ACEEE Releases Report on U.S. Energy Efficiency Progress and Opportunities

A new report, "Energy Efficiency in the United States: 35 Years and Counting," from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) examines U.S. energy efficiency progress over the past 35 years, and also looks at possible and recommended pathways for the next 35 years.[more]